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Sparkling Wine: the top 5 things you need to know

Posted by Jason Kallsen on December 11, 2012 in Champagne, France, Holidays, Sparkling wine | 2 comments
As we enter the home stretch of the holiday season more and more sparkling wine will be purchased and consumed. To get the most out of your bottles, we present the top 5 things you need to know (to enjoy your sparkling wine more than everybody else). 1. Don't open a
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Two Cotes du Rhones, two very different styles

Posted by Jason Kallsen on December 3, 2012 in Food and wine pairing, France, Rhone Valley | no comments
The Wine Company's history with the Rhone goes back to Larry's love of the wines when he was a retailer in the 1970's and 1980's. Back then, it was an overlooked region that appealed to wine insiders due to the incredible bang for the buck available.  Even into the mid
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Tasting the 2012 Nouveau right off the truck

Posted by Jason Kallsen on November 14, 2012 in Beaujolais, France, | no comments
We've been writing quite a bit about Beaujolais, especially our new Cru Beaujolais that have recently arrived in Minnesota, but we can't ignore what's happening tomorrow. Thursday November 15th is the official release day for the 2012 Beaujolais Nouveau. Nouveau gets panned and criticized in parts of the wine world, and
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